Wiring Help Needed

[bscur]

Hi,

I need a wiring diagram for a tele using p-90's. Everything is standard (one volume and one tone) except I want to put in a Les Paul style 3-way switch. I can't find a diagram for this switch- all the tele diagrams have the blade switch. Can you help me?

Thanks,

Brad

[Ripthorn]

Just look for a standard 2 humbucker wiring diagram with 1 vol 1 tone. It will be identical.

[dpm99]

Not knowing what specific pickups you're using, I can't put together a wiring diagram for you. But it's basically the same as this:

The main difference is that the humbuckers have five wires. In the diagram above, the black wires are leads, the green and bare wires are grounds (You'll probably just have one, and who knows what color it will be), and the red and white you can ignore entirely.

Edited October 19, 2011 by dpm99

[bscur]

Hi,

I'm using a pair of Fralin P90's. The guitar body is mahogany with a maple cap and a mahogany/rosewood neck.

Thanks for the input.

[dpm99]

I'm not positive about the wiring colors for Fralin P90's, but your directions should tell you. The one I have as green is what is referred to as "hot" or "lead," or...not ground. Black on the schematic is ground. Again, make sure it's the same on your pickup by looking at the instructions. Have you chosen your cap and pot values yet?

[bscur]

Great, thanks. I haven't looked into the cap values, but I did pick up some 500k pots.

Thanks,

Brad

[dpm99]

500k will work fine. Conventional wisdom would be to go with a .022uf cap. Personally, I'd go with the .047uf, but I'm weird that way. Good luck!